Can you dislike ...like a TON.. to people / even relatives who have say hurt your or your child.. If you pray for them.. but try to LIMIT your time together... and at times.. try NOT to see them..
Is that also a sin...
Doesn't the Bible tell us to stay away from the wicked or evil..??
2006-07-03 16:07:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
** my added detail.. i have turned the OTHER cheek for YEARS.. now it is best to pray for them etc.. but try to stay far far away....
Some people have misread my ?
Most have answered it the way I thought they would
I am saying DISLIKE..
because of relatives with kids that are animals... and the parents do not correct them.. Grandparents want to keep PEACE so they let it happen.. w/out saying a word.
p.s. Under stand this I do forgive.. I pray for my enemies.. but want to stay FAR away from them..
THANKS
2006-07-03 16:24:05 · update #1
Discernment.
1. Like going to work, you can't avoid them. I had plenty of time to witness the gospel to these people. One guy hated to work by my desk, he said he could feel His presence. Since he was a nonbeliever, how did he know?
2. Sometimes the Holy Spirit calls us to witness, other times we walk away.
Hate what they do if it is wrong, but shower them with the love of Jesus. It wil agitate their soul.
2006-07-03 16:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I won't preach to you but did Jesus stay away from the wicked and the evil. Was Zaccheus a great guy, how about the woman at the well?? No, Jesus went among the "rabble", the hated, the despised, the sick and lame, the beggers, even the lepers. How many times are we to forgive a sin against us "7 x 70" and what about "turn the other cheek". Perhaps, by your example your family will come to know Christ and the wounds which have been created can be healed. I really hope things work out for you and your family.
Good luck and God bless you.
2006-07-03 23:15:41 · answer #2 · answered by rhutson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are asking about hating someone..Hating someone is when you want to take vengance for something that they have done to you. If you can not be around some family members because of what they do to you. You forgive them and do not do any harm to them, but you surely don't go around them so they can make you feel bad. Just leave them be. Yes limit your time if you must be around them. Try to avoid the problem as much as possible and live in peace as much as you can.. Don't talk bad to them or about them in any way. Just let them go..
Psa 26:5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
Pro 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Psa 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2006-07-03 23:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is entirely possible to love someone without liking them much. The point of love in the divine sense (as opposed to romance or affection for a friend) is a desire for good for the person who is loved, and a willingness to serve that person. In that context, it would not be a sin to limit time with the person (particularly if there is a chance that they may hurt you or your children again), as long as you are also willing to take actions to help them, as the Lord leads. That would definitely include prayer. From what you've described in the question, it probably also involves forgiveness, which will also take a lot of prayer.
It sounds like a very difficult situation that you are in. I hope you have a good church fellowship and a good relationship with God to rely on!
2006-07-03 23:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anitsirc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find nothing in the Bible that says you must associate with those who do make you uncomfortable. Likewise I can see no sin in avoiding contact with others in this category. Just be careful not to judge another and in that "misused word pray" do talk to your God about your feelings and your situation. That talking is not for God to know but gor you to learn to understand better. While talking about it, you may see something in your life that needs to be corrected and/or see a ray of hope that will maybe change the situation. In my opinion, as the others did state, best when in doubt, just stay away to avoid conflict and discomfort until you are sure exactly what to do.
Just enjoy life, smile and go on knowing all is for the best if that is that you do seek.
2006-07-03 23:22:04 · answer #5 · answered by cjkeysjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just completely ****** up that whole verse. You people need to stop taking things so literal. Have you ever thought to look at the bible in an abstract sort of view point? If you try it maybe you will see how christianity has totally debauched the whole thing.
Look at the verse like this: To stay away from wicked or evil.........maybe that means to just do good. Not cast away people because they aren't what you think it should be. If you feel that you and your child need to stay away from these people, please , please, please don't use god or the bible as a reason why. Tell them YOU think they are unhealthy to be around. Don't use the bible for your bidding.
2006-07-03 23:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by My Optinion Counts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murders issue forth from the heart of an individual. (Mt 15:19; Mr 7:21; compare Ro 1:28-32.) Therefore, anyone hating his brother would be a manslayer, a murderer. (1Jo 3:15) Christ Jesus also associated murder with wrong attitudes such as an individual’s continuing wrathful with his brother, speaking abusively to him, or wrongly judging and condemning him as a “despicable fool.” (Mt 5:21, 22) Such hatred may lead to actual murder. It appears that the words of James (5:6), “You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one,” may be understood in this light. Wicked rich persons who showed hatred for genuine disciples of God’s Son and took oppressive action against them did in some instances actually murder these Christians. As treatment accorded to his brothers is considered by Christ Jesus to be meted out to him, these persons had also figuratively murdered him, and James evidently had that in mind.—Compare Jas 2:1-11; Mt 25:40, 45; Ac 3:14, 15.
Although followers of Christ might be persecuted and even murdered for righteousness’ sake, they were not to be found suffering for having committed murder or other crimes.—Mt 10:16, 17, 28; 1Pe 4:12-16; Re 21:8; 22:15.
2006-07-03 23:20:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disliking someone and hating are two different things. I dislike a lot of people, but I don't hate them. To hate means you wish them harm or death. Jesus cautioned against hating since it is a mental form of killing them. Sin starts in the mind. So I would say no, disliking someone is not sin, and yes, you should flee from evil.
2006-07-03 23:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. We are to love even our enemies but are not to be unequally yoked. In some circumstances the Bible teaches us not even to eat with them. By love does not mean a close relationship it means be kind, feed them if they have no food, not treat them hatefully. As to people who can or have harmed, yes stay away.
2006-07-03 23:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by beek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are to love such people. But God gave us a brain to use. Pray the people yes, does not mean you have to be around them.
And yes the Bible does tell us not to have anything to with such people. But you have to interact with them from day to day. Otherwise we would not be able to fulfill the great commission that was given us in the book of Matthew.
2006-07-03 23:14:00 · answer #10 · answered by caedmonscall99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋